Family Group Sheet

Subject:           Jean Michel BIHL

Birth:                              16 Jun 1796    Hirtzfelden, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Marriage:                      11 Mar 1818    Hirtzfelden, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Passport:                       21 Sep 1846    Hirtzfelden, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France; # 8:3147.2

Immigratn:                       1 Jan 1847    Marie Anne BIHL (16 Apr 1826-4 Oct 1888); Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 15 Nov 1846 on the "Schanunga."3

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    Bexar County, Texas; household #357 San Antonio.4

Death:                   circa __ ___ 1852    Galveston, Galveston County, Texas.1

Deed:                            19 Sep 1861    Medina County, Texas; File 6080, Sections 60 (Abstract 123) and 540 (Abstract 124) 640 acres; Grantee - Michel Bihl, deceased.  Patentee - Heirs of Michel Bihl.  CC Cert #27.5

Father:            Francois Joseph BIHL (17 Apr 1751-12 Apr 1819)

Mother:           Marie Anne STREBEL (27 Dec 1747-10 May 1830)

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Spouse:           Therese STROSSER

Birth:                              23 Oct 1798    Hirtzfelden, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn:                     15 Apr 1850    Marie Therese BIHL (13 Feb 1823-18 Aug 1852); New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 1850 on the "Jersey."6

Death:                           16 Nov 1873    Bexar County, Texas.1

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    St Joseph Catholic Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County.1

Father:            Laurent STROSSER (13 Mar 1758-5 Apr 1832)

Mother:           Maria Anna BAUMANN (6 Sep 1758-        )

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Seven Known Children

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M           Jean Paul BIHL

Birth:                              30 Jun 1818    Hirtzfelden, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Marriage:                         5 Feb 1846    Catherine BEYFELDER (Nov 1822-        ); Hirtzfelden, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

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M           Jean Michel BIHL

Birth:                               4 May 1820    Hirtzfelden, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

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F            Marie Therese BIHL

Birth:                              13 Feb 1823    Hirtzfelden, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn:                     15 Apr 1850    Therese STROSSER (23 Oct 1798-16 Nov 1873); New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 1850 on the "Jersey."6

Marriage:                          3 Jul 1850    Christian EICHMANN (1 Mar 1818-22 Aug 1890); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County; license in B exar County.7

Death:                           18 Aug 1852    San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.1

Burial:                            18 Aug 1852    San Fernando Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County.1

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F            Marie Anne BIHL

Birth:                              16 Apr 1826    Hirtzfelden, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn:                       1 Jan 1847    Jean Michel BIHL (16 Jun 1796-circa 1852); Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 15 Nov 1846 on the "Schanunga."3

Marriage:                          6 Jul 1848    Simon FEST (26 Oct 1826-13 Nov 1899), son of Francois Antoine FEST and Catherine LITSCHGI; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.1

Son:                                17 Jul 1849    Simon FEST; Atascosa County, Texas.1

Daughter:                      __ ___ 1851    Caroline FEST; Texas.8

Daughter:                      __ ___ 1854    Mary FEST; Texas.8

Son:                                9 May 1856    Henry FEST; Atascosa County, Texas.1

Son:                                9 Mar 1860    Edward FEST; Atascosa County, Texas.1

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Simon FEST (26 Oct 1826-13 Nov 1899); Atascosa County, Texas; household #26.8

Daughter:                      __ ___ 1871    Louise FEST; Texas.1

Death:                              4 Oct 1888    San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.1

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F            Josephine BIHL

Birth:                                 4 Jul 1832    Hirtzfelden, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn:                     15 Apr 1850    (w); Therese STROSSER and Marie Therese BIHL; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 1850 on the "Jersey."6

Marriage:                       22 Oct 1850    Charles MATTON (1820-27 Jun 1860); San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.7

Marriage:                       29 Oct 1866    Louis EBERHARDT (1829-        ); San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.1

Death:                               9 Jul 1913    San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.1

Burial:                             10 Jul 1913    St Joseph Catholic Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County.1

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M           Laurent BIHL

Birth:                             21 Sep 1834    Hirtzfelden, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Death:                           30 Sep 1834    Hirtzfelden, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

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F            Carolina Johanna BIHL

Birth:                              15 Oct 1838    Hirtzfelden, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn:                     15 Apr 1850    (w); Therese STROSSER and Marie Therese BIHL; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 1850 on the "Jersey."6

Marriage:                        6 Aug 1857    Adam J SCHMIDT (1828-28 Mar 1867); San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.1

Marriage:                        9 May 1871    Jacob G MARSHALL (1821-2 Aug 1899); San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.1

Death:                            14 Apr 1908    San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.1

Burial:                            15 Apr 1908    St Joseph Catholic Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County.1

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Endnotes 

1. Bob Wilson, "Bihl, Fest and Strosser  families," e-mail message from [email protected] to Margaret Simpson, August 23, 2001. Hereinafter cited as "Bihl, Fest, Strosser." 

2. Clifford Neal Smith, compiler, Emigrants from France (Haut Rhin Department) to America Part 2: 1845-1847 (McNeal, Arizona: Westland Publications, 1989). Hereinafter cited as Emigrnts from France 2. 

3. Talisman, Diamont and Schanunga, Ship Passenger Lists, departing 1846, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Travis County, Texas. 

4. Heritage Quest, 1850 Census of Bexar and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (Sierra OnLine: Generations Archives). Hereinafter cited as 1850 Census - Bexar. 

5. Texas General Land Office Land Grant Search, online http://wwwdb.glo.state.tx.us/central/LandGrants/LandGrantsWorklist.cfm. Hereinafter cited as TX GLO. 

6. Multiple entry; Jersey Fides Passenger List; in Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1820-1902; M-259 (n.p.: U.S. National Archives), Roll No. 32. 

7. San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society, compiler, Marriages of Bexar County, Texas Book A - D2, 1837 - Oct 22 1866 (San Antonio, Texas: San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society). Hereinafter cited as Marriages - Bexar Co A - D2. 

8. Heritage Quest, 1860 Census of Atascosa and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (Sierra OnLine: Generations Archives), Atascosa County. Hereinafter cited as 1860 Census - Atascosa.